How to Embed a YouTube Short on Your PhotoBiz Website

How To Add YouTube Shorts To Your Website

How to Embed a YouTube Short on Your PhotoBiz Website

Overview

You can display a YouTube Short directly on your PhotoBiz website using a Video Block.

YouTube Shorts normally open in the Shorts player, which can make the standard embedding options harder to access. By changing shorts to watch in the YouTube URL, you can open the Short in YouTube's standard video player, copy its embed code, and add it to your PhotoBiz website.

This guide walks you through the complete process.

Please Note: PhotoBiz is not affiliated with YouTube. Our Support Team can help you add your YouTube embed code to your PhotoBiz website. For questions about YouTube settings, video availability, embedding permissions, or other YouTube features, visit the YouTube Help Center.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

Access to the YouTube Short you want to display
Access to your PhotoBiz Website Builder
A computer with a web browser

We recommend completing this process on a computer because you will need to access YouTube's Embed option and copy the embed code.

STEP ONE

Open the YouTube Short you want to add to your website.

A YouTube Shorts URL will look similar to this:

youtube.com/shorts/J1MQ543Nr20

In your browser's address bar, change the word shorts to watch.

For example:

youtube.com/shorts/J1MQ543Nr20

becomes:

youtube.com/watch/J1MQ543Nr20

You only need to replace shorts with watch. Leave the rest of the URL unchanged.

Press Enter to reload the page. YouTube will automatically open the Short in its standard video player.

YouTube Shorts URL example

YouTube Watch URL example

STEP TWO

Below the video, click SHARE.

In the sharing options, click Embed. YouTube will display the HTML embed code for the video.

Click COPY to copy the complete embed code. The code will begin with an iframe tag.

Make sure you copy the embed code instead of the regular YouTube video URL.

STEP THREE

Open the page where you want the YouTube Short to appear.

STEP FOUR

Add a Video Block where you want the YouTube Short to display. Select the Video Block style you want to use if prompted.

In the Video Block settings, select Embed Code from the Video Type drop-down menu. Paste the YouTube embed code you copied in STEP TWO into the Embed Code field.

FINAL STEP

Click SAVE CHANGES to apply your updates to your website.

Open the page on your website and confirm that the YouTube Short appears and plays correctly.

Your YouTube Short is now embedded on your PhotoBiz website.

Additional Option: Use a Text Editor Block

For most users, we recommend the Video Block because it provides the simplest way to add a YouTube video or Short to your PhotoBiz website.

If you are comfortable working with HTML, you can also add the YouTube embed code using a Text Editor Block. Add or open a Text Editor Block, click the HTML tab, and paste the complete YouTube embed code into the HTML editor. Save your changes when you are finished.

Optional: Display the Short Vertically

If you use the Text Editor Block method, you can also edit the dimensions in the YouTube embed code to create a taller, vertical video player.

For example, the embed code may contain:

width="560" height="315"

To create a vertical display, you can switch those values to:

width="315" height="560"

Save your changes and check the page on both desktop and mobile devices to make sure the video displays the way you want.

This is an optional HTML customization and is not required when using the recommended Video Block method.

Why Do I Need to Change "Shorts" to "Watch"?

YouTube Shorts normally open in the Shorts viewer using a URL that contains /shorts/.

Changing shorts to watch opens the same video in YouTube's standard video player. This makes the standard SHARE and Embed options available so you can copy the code needed for your website.

You are not creating a new video or changing your original YouTube Short.

Troubleshooting & FAQs

I Don't See the Embed Option

Make sure you changed shorts to watch in the YouTube URL and pressed Enter to reload the page.

We also recommend completing these steps on a computer instead of through the YouTube mobile app.

I Changed the URL, but the Video Did Not Load

Make sure you changed only the word shorts to watch.

For example:

youtube.com/shorts/J1MQ543Nr20

should become:

youtube.com/watch/J1MQ543Nr20

Do not remove or change the unique video ID at the end of the URL.

I Pasted the YouTube Link, but the Short Did Not Display

Make sure you copied the code from SHARE → Embed on YouTube.

A regular YouTube URL and a YouTube embed code are different. The embed code begins with an iframe tag and contains the information needed to display the video on your website.

My YouTube Short Says "Video Unavailable"

YouTube controls whether a video can be played on another website. Privacy settings, age restrictions, embedding permissions, or other YouTube settings may prevent a video from playing outside YouTube.

Check the video's settings in your YouTube account. For additional help with YouTube settings or embedding permissions, visit the YouTube Help Center.

Related Guide

If you are adding a standard YouTube video instead of a YouTube Short, see How to Get a YouTube Embed Code for Your PhotoBiz Website.

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